"Former president Jimmy Carter, who won election in 1976 largely because of public financing, says it is time to move back to a system in which campaigns rely on taxpayer money to pay for general elections.
In an interview with fellow former Oval Office holder Bill Clinton, Carter said the system encourages public participation in the electoral process. 'Personally, I'd like to see public funds used for all elections — Congress, U.S. Senate, governor and president,' Carter said at the Atlanta meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative." Link